This is a list of equipment used by the Eritrean Army.

Small arms Name Image Caliber Type Origin Notes Pistols PM 9x18mm Semi-automatic pistol Submachine guns Uzi 9×19mm Submachine gun Rifles AK 7.62×39mm Assault rifle AKMJones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition (27 January 2009). . 7.62×39mm Assault rifle Vz. 58 7.62×39mm Assault rifle M14 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Beretta BM 59 7.62×51mm Battle rifle Sniper rifles PSL 7.62×54mmR DMRSniper rifle Machine guns RPD 7.62×39mm Light machine gun PKM 7.62×54mmR General-purpose machine gun KPV 14.5×114mm Heavy machine gun DShK 12.7×108mm Heavy machine gun Rocket propelled grenade launchers M79 40 mm Grenade launcher RPG-7 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade Type 69 40mm Rocket-propelled grenade

Anti-tank weapons Name Image Type Origin Caliber Notes 9M14 Malyutka Anti-tank weapon 9M113 Konkurs Anti-tank weapon 9M133 Kornet-E Anti-tank weapon 80 in service

Vehicles Tanks Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes T-55A Medium tank 270 120 T-55As were ordered in 2004 from Bulgaria and delivered in 2005 Chonma-ho Main battle tank Unknown

Scout cars Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BRDM-1 Scout car 40 BRDM-2 Scout car

Infantry fighting vehicles Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle 15

Armored personnel carriers Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes BTR-60PB Amphibious Armored personnel carrier 25 BTR-152 Armored personnel carrier MT-LB Amphibious Armored personnel carrier 10 Acquired from Bulgaria in 2005

Artillery Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Rocket artillery BM-21 Grad Multiple rocket launcher 35 BM-27 Uragan Multiple rocket launcher 9 Transferred from Belarus to Eritrea in 2007 Self-propelled artillery 2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery 32 Acquired from Bulgaria 2S5 Giatsint-S Self-propelled artillery 13 Field artillery D-44 Field gun Unknown M-46 Field gun 39 Acquired from Bulgaria in 1999 and 2004 D-30 Howitzer Unknown

Air defence systems Man-portable air-defense systems Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS Unknown 9K38 Igla MANPADS 200

Towed anti-aircraft guns Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes ZU-23-2 Autocannon 6 AZP S-60 Autocannon

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Name Image Type Origin Quantity Notes ZSU-23-4 SPAAG 3

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